The faculty and department head of each department determine if and under what conditions non-traditional credit is allowed. If allowed, the following limits apply:
Military credits
Maximum of 20 lower division semester credit hours.
CLEP, DANTES and Credit by Examination/Department Challenge Examinations
Maximum of
20 semester credit hours for a
baccalaureate degree or an Associate
of Applied Science degree, a
maximum of 12 semester credit
hours for an Associate of Arts or an
Associate of Science degree and
a maximum of six semester credit
hours for a technical certificate.
Students may not earn CLEP or
DANTES credit in a class in which
they have been previously enrolled
including a class from which the
student withdrew, so that the
transcript shows a "W", "WP", or "WF". Students must receive approval and
follow the procedure to challenge
a course, including enrolling in that
course. See the Registrar's Office for a
copy of the procedure.
Advanced Placement
Maximum of 30 semester credit hours for a baccalaureate degree, 15 semester credit hours for an associate's degree or six semester credit hours for a technical certificate.
International Baccalaureate
The subject exams and scores shown on each student's transcript will determine the number of semester credit hours allowed. Maximum credit allowed will be 30 semester credit hours toward a baccalaureate degree or 15 semester credit hours toward an associate degree.
Competency Credit
Maximum of 30 semester credit hours towards a baccalaureate degree or 25 percent of the total semester credits required for the program towards an associate degree or a technical certificate at the prerogative of the department head. Further restrictions apply. See the Registrar's Office for details and guidelines.
Cooperative Education, Internships, Practica, etc.
Non-classroom
oriented courses such as cooperative
education, internships, practicums
and other courses determined to
be of this type are subject to the
following limits: a maximum of
15 semester hours of credit may
be used to satisfy the required
academic semester credits for a
baccalaureate degree. A maximum
of 6 semester hours may be used
to satisfy the academic semester
hours for an Associate of Science or
Associate of Arts degree. A maximum
of 12 semester hours may apply
toward the 40 upper division hour
requirement. No restriction on the
maximum number of semester
credits above and beyond any
degree requirement is intended.
These restrictions do not apply to
the Associate of Applied Science
degree or certificate programs.
The total combination of any nontraditional credit cannot exceed:
- 30 semester credits for a baccalaureate degree;
- 15 semester credits for an Associate of Science or Associate of Arts degree;
- 20 semester credits for an Associate
of Applied Science degree;
- Twenty-five percent of the semester credits required for a technical certificate.